Deliverable D3.1.8: Report on ITS deployment in Croatia

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1 Deliverable D3.1.8: Report on ITS deployment in Croatia ROBERT RIJAVEC FEBRUARY, 2013

2 PROJECT INFORMATION Title: Acronym: EoI Reference number: Programme: Intelligent Transport Systems in South East Europe SEE-ITS SEE/D/0099/3.2/X South East Europe Transnational Cooperation Programme Starting date: September 28 th, 2012 Duration: Web site: 24 months PROJECT PARTNERS No Name Short name Country LP Centre for Research and Technology Hellas - Hellenic Institute of Transport CERTH-HIT Greece ERDF PP1 Patras Municipal Enterprise for Planning and Development S.A. ADEP S.A. Greece ERDF PP2 AustriaTech - Federal Agency for Technological Measures Ltd ATE Austria ERDF PP3 Hungarian Transport Administration HTA Hungary ERDF PP4 Bulgarian Association Intelligent Transport Systems ITS Bulgaria Bulgaria ERDF PP5 Intelligent Transport Systems Romania ITS Romania Romania ERDF PP6 University of Ljubljana UL Slovenia ERDF PP7 Institute for Transport and Logistics Foundation EU ASP1 Hellenic Intelligent Transport Systems ITS HELLAS Greece EU ASP2 ITS Hungary Association ITS Hungary Hungary 20% ASP1 Italian ITS Association TTS Italia Italy 10% PP1 Albanian Association of Urban Transport SHKTQ Albania 10% PP2 Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences, University of Zagreb ITL FPZ Italy Croatia Deliverable D3.1.8: Report on ITS deployment in Croatia 1

3 DOCUMENT PROFILE Document status: Final version Deliverable code: D3.1.8 Deliverable title: Report on ITS deployment in Croatia Work Package: 3 Preparation date: 28/02/2013 Submission date: 29/03/2013 Total pages: 50 Dissemination level: Public Author: Robert Rijavec Contributors: Mihai Niculescu Abstract: This report presents the current status of ITS systems and services deployment in Croatia. Deliverable D3.1.8: Report on ITS deployment in Croatia 2

4 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The objectives of WP 3 are to critically compare the applied (in SEE) practice for ITS deployment with the European best practices and policy initiatives for achieving interoperable ITS implementation. The gap of regional/national ITS architectures with the EU ITS framework will be documented and communicated to stakeholders of the domain with the main emphasis on the added value of the integrated traffic management. This report documents the results of activity Status of current ITS deployment in the country of Croatia. The main objectives of this activity were to collect, present and analyse the existing or currently under implementation ITS systems and services available in the South East Europe Countries, specifically Greece, Austria, Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania, Slovenia, Italy, Albania and Croatia. The structure of the report is based on the template prepared by ITS Romania, which was subsequently agreed by all partners involved in Work Package 3. The information it contains is compiled based on the filled-in templates submitted by all partners involved in activity 3.1. Deliverable D3.1.8: Report on ITS deployment in Croatia 3

5 CONTENTS 1. Introduction General information National/European funding schemes used in the area of ITS in Croatia Data Sources and Methodology used Implementation Status Specific issues regarding the implementation of ITS in the SEE countries/croatia Priority area: optimal use of road, traffic and travel data Summary of finalised activities Summary of on-going activities Priority area: continuity of traffic and freight management ITS services on European transport corridors and in conurbations Summary of finalised activities Summary of on-going activities Priority area: road safety and security Summary of finalised activities Summary of on-going activities Priority area: integration of the vehicle into the transport infrastructure Summary of finalised activities Summary of on-going activities Priority area: data security and protection, and liability issues Summary of finalised activities Summary of on-going activities Priority area: European ITS cooperation and coordination Summary of finalised activities Summary of ongoing activities Conclusions Contacts related to ITS Annex I Detailed information about ITS implementation status 28 Deliverable D3.1.8: Report on ITS deployment in Croatia 4

6 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1: Croatian Road network 13 Figure 2: ITS Croatia Annual Forum (2010) 14 Deliverable D3.1.8: Report on ITS deployment in Croatia 5

7 ABBREVIATIONS AND TERMINOLOGY ADAS ADTM ARI-ACT ATMC AVMS BOT BRT corridor B2B CAA CAD CCTV CEF CERTH-HIT CIP DARS d.d. DATEX DCM DEM DRSC DTMF EC EDI EDIFACT EEA EETS E/M ERDF ETC Advanced Driver Assistance Systems Athens Dynamic Traffic Map Information Society for the Quality of Life in the Region of Attica Athens Traffic Management Centre Access Variable Message Signs Build Operate Transfer Bus Rapid Transit corridor Business-to-business Civil Aviation Authority (Albania) Computer-aided design Closed-circuit television Connecting Europe Facility Centre for Research and Technology Hellas Hellenic Institute of Transport Competitiveness and Innovation framework programme Motorway Company in the Republic of Slovenia The standard for the exchange of traffic related data Decision of Council of Ministers Digital Earth Model Slovenian Roads Agency Dual Tone Multiple Frequencies European Commission Electronic data interchange Electronic Data Interchange For Administration, Commerce and Transport European Economic Area European electronic toll service Electro-mechanical European Regional Development Fund Electronic Toll Collecting Deliverable D3.1.8: Report on ITS deployment in Croatia 6

8 EU EuroRAP FCS FMS FRAME Architecture georss GIF GIS GPRS GPS GSM GUI HAVEit HeERO HITS HTML IATA ICSI ICT ICT PSP IEE IGA IP IPPT IS ISDN ITS IVIS IVR KTEL European Union European Road Assessment Programme Fare Collection System Fault Management System European Intelligent Transport System (ITS) Framework Architecture An emerging standard for encoding location as part of a Web feed Graphics Interchange Format Geographic Information System General packet radio service Global Positioning System Global System for Mobile Communications Graphic User Interface Highly automated vehicles for intelligent transport Harmonised ecall European Pilot Hungarian ITS Framework Architecture HyperText Markup Language International Air Transport Association Intelligent Cooperative Sensing for improved traffic Efficiency Information and Communication Technology The Information and Communication Technologies Policy Support Programme Intelligent Energy Europe Interface Gateway Application Infomobility Platform Integrated Public Passenger Transport Information Society Integrated Services Digital Network Intelligent Transport Systems In-vehicle Information Systems Interactive Voice Response Organization of Suburban Public Transport (Greece) Deliverable D3.1.8: Report on ITS deployment in Croatia 7

9 LCS METE MoI MPWT MRDPW MS MTITC MVMS MzIP NATA NCUP NMS NRN NSRF OASTH OHVD OPRD Lane Control Signs Ministry of Economy, Trade and Energy (Albania) Ministry of Interior (Bulgaria) Ministry of Public Works and Transport (Albania) Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works (Bulgaria) Mobility Supervisor Ministry of Transport, Information Technology and Communications (Bulgaria) Mainline Variable Message Signs Ministry of Infrastructure and Spatial Planning of the Republic of Slovenia National Air Traffic Agency (Albania) Slovenian National Traffic Management Centre Network Management System National Road Network (Bulgaria) National Strategic Reference Framework Organization of Urban Transportation of Thessaloniki (Greece) Over High Vehicle Detectors The Operational Programme Regional Development OPT The Operational Programme on Transport OSE PC PDA PIC PLC PPP PROMET PSAP PSP PT RDS-TMC RIA Hellenic Railways Organization Personal Computer Personal Digital Assistant Slovenian Traffic Information Centre for Public Roads Programmable Logic Controller Public Private Partnership PROject for the Management of European Traffic Public Safety Answering Point Policy Support Programme Public Transport Radio Data System Traffic Message Channel Road Infrastructure Agency (Bulgaria) Deliverable D3.1.8: Report on ITS deployment in Croatia 8

10 RNC RNCMNR RSS RWIS SEE S-ITS SITSA-C SMPF Regional traffic control centre in Slovenia Romanian National Company of Motorways and National Roads Rich Site Summary Road Weather Information Systems South East Europe Slovenian ITS Association Slovenian ITS architecture for road transport The Specialized Municipal Privatization Fund (Bulgaria) SMS SUT SŽ TCS TEN-T TERN THEPTA TINA TMC TMP TMS TN TOCC TPTT TRAINOSE T-UTC VAT VHF VMS VSLS XML WEB WFS Short Message Service Sustainable Urban Transport Slovenian Railways Traffic Control System Trans European Transport Networks Trans-European Road Network Thessaloniki s Integrated Transport Authority (Greece) Pan-European Corridors Traffic Management Centre Traffic management plan Traffic Management Software Telecommunications Network Tirana Operational Control Centre Tirana Public Transportation Terminal The Greek provider of railway transports in regional, suburban, national and international level Tirana Urban Traffic Control Management System Value-added Tax Very high frequency Video Message Signboard Variable Speed Limit Signs Extensible Markup Language World Wide Web Web Feature Service Deliverable D3.1.8: Report on ITS deployment in Croatia 9

11 WIM WMS Weigh in motion Web Map Service Deliverable D3.1.8: Report on ITS deployment in Croatia 10

12 1. INTRODUCTION As a candidate country Croatia has to fulfil specific conditions including compliance of legal documents with the European legal framework (acquis communautaire). Negotiations related to this harmonisation were conducted based on 35 chapters. Simultaneously, the European Union supports the necessary reforms in the pre-accession period providing co-financing through pre-accession funds. In the field of transport, international harmonisation is necessary even if it would not be related to accession to the Union. More precisely, lack of harmonisation could cause obstacles in the traffic flows on the important paneuropean corridors (V and X) passing through Croatia. Receipt of co-financing is generally not possible without preparation of strategic documents. Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA) includes 5 components. For component IPA III and IV, Croatia had to prepare Operational programmes based on Multi-annual Indicative Planning Document (MIPD) and Strategic Coherence Framework (SCF). Operational programmes generally include overview of current situation, plans and list of potential projects (project pipeline). The implementation of subcomponent IIIA Regional Development Transport is based on Operational programme for Transport. Management structure, interconnecting processes and related activities merge into a complex system for the Programme implementation. In the pre-accession period Operational Programme is focused on two modes of transport: inland waterway transport and rail transport. There is no any information about ITS implementation issues. Strategic definition of the Programme includes three priority axes (Upgrading Croatia's rail transport system, Upgrading Croatia's inland waterway system, Technical Assistance) and related measures. In the course of preparation for the use of EU funds after accession, abstract of the draft for Operational Programme for Transport has been prepared (primarily intended for period ). The new Programme incorporated all modes of transport in order to harmonize the development of the transportation network in Croatia and create successful connections to paneuropean networks. Funds will be available for regional and local development of road transport infrastructure, seaports, airports and public transport including support to cleaner urban transport. Ministry of Sea, Transport and Infrastructure is envisaged as the Managing Authority for Operational Programme for Transport after the accession to the EU. Although the Republic of Croatia is still not the full member of the European Union, the ITS Directive was transposed into the national legislation and strategic documents in very small part. With the development of the ITS at the EU level Croatia will take necessary measures to not only implement the ITS Directive, but also to include its provisions in overall structure and the ongoing restructuring of the transport sector. European legal framework has an important role for Republic of Croatia being the part of European transport network and the candidate country. During the negotiations, Croatia harmonised significant part of its legal framework and initiated implementation of specific information system. However, full compliance has still not been achieved (for example interoperability of road toll systems, introduction of information system for all modes of transport). Transport solution can not Deliverable D3.1.8: Report on ITS deployment in Croatia 11

13 been implemented without significant financial support, and access to European funds is limited by strict rules for proposing and implementation of projects General information The Republic of Croatia has a population of 4.44 million (the latest available estimates for 2006), and a surface area of 56.5 thousand sq. km, comprising 1246 islands. The geographical shape of the Republic of Croatia and its territorial connection to both northern lowland transport routes and to the eastern coast of the Adriatic Sea, highlights the vital significance of transport infrastructure for national development, and the need to establish efficient inland and sea connections with South-Eastern and Central European countries, and through the territory of Croatia. The Republic of Croatia is characterised by a significant concentration of population in a few regional centres. The highest population density is in the Capital City of Zagreb, 7.5 times higher than that of the county with the second highest concentration (Međimurje), and 15.5 times higher than the Croatian average (78.4 inhabitants/km2). The particular geographical shape and population distribution of the country impacts on the development of transport infrastructure and services. Due to its geographic position, Croatia is highly significant for the establishment of effective transport links between Western Europe and the Balkans, and for the connection between Central Europe and the Adriatic Sea and the Mediterranean. Deliverable D3.1.8: Report on ITS deployment in Croatia 12

14 Figure 1: Croatian Road network Most importantly, Croatia is intersected by major Pan-European transport corridors and their branches, such as: Corridor X: The Pan TEN Corridor passes from Austria through Greece to Turkey (Salzburg - Villach - Ljubljana - Zagreb - Belgrade - Skopje Thessaloniki). It is on the SE Axis established by the High Level Group. The Croatian railway and roads sections of the main corridor axis have a total length of 317 km and 306 km respectively. Corridor Branch Xa: Graz - Maribor Zagreb. Corridor Branch Vb: Rijeka - Zagreb Budapest. Corridor Branch Vc: Ploče - Sarajevo - Osijek - Budapest Corridor VII: the Danube river with tributaries / Sava River The Croatian sections of the Pan-European Corridor system as described above are integral parts of the SEE Core Regional Transport Network as included in the SEETO MAP for the period At the end of the 1990s a group of transport and traffic scientists, led by professors at Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences, recognized the importance of ITS and initiated a number of research projects supported by the Ministry of Science or other public bodies and publicowned companies (Research centre for ITS; Institute for Intelligent Transport Systems, 2001 etc.). The result of that was the spreading of the ITS idea. In 2005, a new branch was included in the National Classification of Scientific Areas Intelligent Transport Systems and Logistics (included in the field of Transport and Traffic Technology). Science and Deliverable D3.1.8: Report on ITS deployment in Croatia 13

15 professional association ITS-Croatia ( was established and a new university study programme on Intelligent Transportation Systems and Logistics (on undergraduate and graduate level) has been accredited. Some scientific projects in the field of ITS have been initiated: General ITS Models and their Reflections, Development Methods of Integrated Intelligent Transport Systems, Methodology for Development of Integrated Adaptive Transport and Logistics Systems) etc. Experiences gained on the national level are also applied in international projects such as project CiViTAS ELAN in FP7 (7th Framework Programme). Figure 2: ITS Croatia Annual Forum (2010) The current stage of science, research and educational capacities can be characterized as satisfactory; nevertheless, the insufficient connections of research and business entities still can be noticed as an obstacle. This general problem is addressed by a number of programmes on institutional and project level. As a supporting body, Business Innovation Centre of Croatia BICRO has been established. BICRO is a governmental agency for implementation of national programmes in the field of technological development. Its main task is to provide successful and efficient support to technological development and to commercialisation of research results. This is possible only based on enforcement of relations between researchers and business and through ensuring financial, material and other necessary preconditions for innovation development. Importance and role of ITS and intelligent road telematic has already been recognized and supported by BICRO. In nearby future, it will be necessary to develop public-private partnerships which will enable cooperation of these two sectors in development and implementation of various systems and providing of ITS services. The expected result of these partnerships is accelerated, economic and more efficient deployment of ITS and ITS services in the Republic of Croatia. Deliverable D3.1.8: Report on ITS deployment in Croatia 14

16 1.2. National/European funding schemes used in the area of ITS in Croatia There has been no systematic approach to ITS implementation financing in road networks in Croatia thus far. A significant highway network has been built (1300 km) during the last decade and modern information and communication technologies have been implemented to mark the beginning of Croatian ITS development. Unfortunately, due to non-existent national ITS architecture, the systems were not integrated at higher instances. Therefore, there was no unitary national scheme for funding ITS as a special system. ITS funding was a part of the total funding for highway development. The main investor was the Republic of Croatia using a Word Bank and European Bank for Reconstruction and Development loans. Particular ITS projects were integrated with the development of particular highway sections. Also, there are multiple highway concessioners in Croatia which leads to differences between implemented systems and adjacent technologies. Croatia is not an EU member state and was not involved in any significant European funding scheme during highway development. This is especially true when it comes to ITS implementation. Apart from ITS implementation, Croatia has not been significantly involved in and European ITS research and development programmes. Several projects have started only recently: Intelligent Cooperative Sensing for improved traffic Efficiency ICSI (7. Framework Programme, Croatia is a partner). Harmonised ecall European Pilot HeERO (The Information and Communication Technologies Policy Support Programme) This has led to the fact that Croatia has not been included by harmonisation programmes or ITS implementation plans. After Croatian accession to the EU (on July 1, 2013), ITS implementation will become a major challenge for Croatia and the EU, especially because of the significance of Croatia in terms of European road corridors. Deliverable D3.1.8: Report on ITS deployment in Croatia 15

17 2. DATA SOURCES AND METHODOLOGY USED There was no systematic approach to gathering and storing data on implemented ITS solutions in Croatia. Although the state has been the main investor into the implementation of certain ITS solutions, there is no central place for integration of data. Therefore it has been very difficult to gather adequate data on implemented systems. Main sources of data were: 1. Administrative and technical services (management and maintenance) of highways concessioners, 2. Designer companies in charge of ITS implementation, 3. Equipment manufacturers and implementation system integrators, 4. ITS Croatia s database, 5. Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences, University of Zagreb (ITS Department). Due to the properties of the implemented systems, which differ from one concessionaire to another, the systems in this study were consolidated and displayed collectively. Apart from that, new (not yet implemented) projects funded by the EU have been displayed because they will greatly influence future implementation. Deliverable D3.1.8: Report on ITS deployment in Croatia 16

18 3. IMPLEMENTATION STATUS 3.1. Specific issues regarding the implementation of ITS in the SEE countries/croatia Some fundamental problems regarding ITS implementation in Croatia have been listed in the introduction. It can be generally said that the applied ITS solutions on certain highway sections are on a high technological level. For example, the systems for incident management on highways (especially in tunnels) have received excellent grades in the existing project on tunnel safety (European Tunnel Assessment Programme). 51 tunnels were tested in 2007 and one of the tunnels on the A1 highway ( Brinje ) was determined to be the best in Europe. Croatian tunnels have been graded as very good in recent years. Application of VMS in highways is high which represents significant improvement in informing users (drivers, passengers, etc.). The basic problem with current implementation is the lack of integration at higher instances (regional, national, EU). This leads to low levels of interoperability. Current data exchange methods are manual (e.g. there protocols on exchange of information on traffic and incidents with Slovenia and Austria based on fax machines). The use of DATEX standard (information exchange between traffic management centres, traffic information centres and service providers) is not even planned for implementation. Croatia is at the cross-roads of the international transport and traffic corridors in all modalities of transport maritime, river, air, road and railroad. Therefore, it is of essential interest to have EU networked database as well as to update it in order to get the most benefits for end-users of the transport system, which will become integral part of the EUwide transport network with the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the EU. In Croatia there is a fundamental legal framework for the formation of such systems. Currently there is no project of integrated data approach. Croatia is very interested in pan-eu portal for transport data exchange Priority area: optimal use of road, traffic and travel data Summary of finalised activities CIVITAS ELAN - Public transport priority and traveller information Co-funded by the European Commission. The CIVITAS-ELAN Project is the result of an intensive cooperation and exchange process during which the cities of Ljubljana, Gent, Zagreb, Brno, and Porto agreed to respond in a Deliverable D3.1.8: Report on ITS deployment in Croatia 17

19 pro-active way to the substantial mobility challenges in European cities. Activity 8.2-ZAG Public transport priority and traveller information was one of main measures in ITS area. Main results are: Increasing average speed of public transport vehicles, notably during rush hours; Improved mobility for public transport vehicles by giving them traffic light priority at intersections; Integrated LED information display panels by tram information (arrival time, delay etc.); LED displays at numerous points within the city, giving information on the availability of spaces in public parking garages; Improved mobility for all vehicles in city by creating a system of coordinated traffic lights and intelligent crossings and displaying information on available places in public parking garages. The Project was finalised in Croatian traffic & weather information service (Mobile application) Full Private funded. Croatia Traffic & Weather application through several user modules provides information on the current weather and temperature, pressure and humidity, wind speed, etc., while the Meteorological Bureau source is responsible for all the forecasts. Among other basic information, there are modules for viewing exchange rates, important phone numbers, a module for calculating tolls, a module for parking or garage (showing vacancies), etc. Croatia Traffic & Weather contains the so-called points of interest (more than 3000) and locations such as gas stations, banks, markets, etc. The Project was finalised in SPECTRA City of Rijeka: Integrated Urban Traffic Information System Funded by City of Rijeka. SPECTRA City of Rijeka is an umbrella urban traffic information system, which integrates all relevant traffic information, allowing the exchange of traffic parameters collected from a variety of specialized transport systems, their central processing for traffic experts and providing high-quality traffic information to all road users. It is possible to combine function modules according to specific customer requirements and build in stages traffic lights crossing. SPECTRA is an advanced system for graphical representation of actual traffic conditions in real time. The Project was finalised in Summary of on-going activities Standardization of transport data collection and analysis Funded by Republic of Croatia, University of Zagreb. The project idea was initiated by the current problem of an unsatisfactory quality of data in the field of transport in Republic of Croatia. This statistical area is considered a priority by the Deliverable D3.1.8: Report on ITS deployment in Croatia 18

20 Central Bureau of Statistics and the Eurostat for all strategic transport infrastructure projects and economic development. The quality of the present data is consistent with the methodology or meaningful data in the EU member states. Blindness, relativity and inconsistency of national data on transport is now a fundamental barrier to the future development of transport in Republic of Croatia. These are particularly the obstacles in financing from the Structural Funds and the Cohesion Fund when Republic of Croatia becomes an EU member. Intelligent Transport Systems are specially assigned for analysis and implementation Priority area: continuity of traffic and freight management ITS services on European transport corridors and in conurbations Summary of finalised activities Croatian Highways Control and Information Systems Funded by Concessionaires of Highways. The tunnels on freeways in Croatia were equipped with SOS niches, adequate LED Variable signalization, measurement devices, video surveillance inside the tunnel and on tunnel approaches, automatic incident detection and traffic counting and classifying equipment. The main tunnel control centres are equipped with topxview Complete ITS Platform software. The main control centres contain one large video wall that enables fast overview of traffic situation in tunnels. The control centres implement full topxviewtm functionality including safety procedures according to scenarios allowed by Croatian Highways. Selected projects Tunnel Mala Kapela first long tunnel with complete implementation of automated safety and other procedures and algorithms Tunnel Brinje- awarded the safest tunnel in Europe by EuroTAP (European Tunnel Assessment Programme) in 2007, Tunnel Veliki Gložac judged equal best tunnel in Europe by EuroTAP (European Tunnel Assessment Programme) in The Project was finalised in Croatian Electronic Toll Collection Systems (ENC) Funded by Concessionaires of Highways. In the 2006 HAC Ltd and ARZ Ltd introduced Electronic Toll Collection System for passenger vehicles. From the 2007 HAC Ltd introduced Electronic Toll Collection System for trucks (3. and 4. vehicle category). In 2010 BINA Istra Ltd has introduced the possibility of paying via Electronic Toll Collection System, also. All three systems are interoperable. Deliverable D3.1.8: Report on ITS deployment in Croatia 19

21 The Project was finalised in Summary of on-going activities Main operations and communications Centre in Republic of Croatia Funded by HAC Ltd. Many systems of traffic management by sectors highways were built during the construction of the highway in the Republic of Croatia. For a long time, there is a need for integrated multi-level governance. This project proposes the Main operations and communications Centre at the national level. The objectives of the main operations and communications Centre (MOCC) in Republic of Croatia are: The collection, processing, analysis and storage of data relevant to the process of road traffic on the national level; The exchange of information relevant to the process of road traffic on the interstate level; Centre services which directly or indirectly affect the process of road transport at the national level; Database, processing and exchanging data with ITS services at the national level; Database, processing and exchanging data with ITS services at international level; Main operative and communication Centre has to be a service to all users of highways and state roads in Croatia, and its work is organized at the national level. Development methodology of integrated adaptive transport-logistic systems Funded by Ministry of Science, Education and Sport Republic of Croatia. Efficient and effective development of integrated intelligent transport-logistics systems (ITLS) require coupling of different domains of knowledge, methods and tools which can operate with smart ITLS structures and processes in real-time. The main problem in end-to-end transport service and transport chains realisation is on the interface between separated and different physical, logical and organisation systems i.e. when the transport modes or the network operator is changed. Classical analytical and numerical methods of "hard" optimization are not suitable for transport-logistics problem with real-time data collecting. The Project was finalised in Priority area: road safety and security Summary of finalised activities There are no activities to be mentioned Summary of on-going activities Harmonised ecall European pilots project (HeERO) Deliverable D3.1.8: Report on ITS deployment in Croatia 20

22 Co-funded by the European Commission. HeERO is an international pilot project preparing the general roll-out of the EU-wide seamless ecall service. In running national and cross-border pilot projects, HeERO will prove that ecall is operational and ready for becoming a reality for all European citizens. HeERO's consortium includes 8 EU Member States (Czech Republic, Finland, Germany, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Romania and Sweden) and Croatia. In cooperation with Croatia, Finland and Romania, the Russian Federation will demonstrate in cross-border trials that ecall and its ERA-GLONASS emergency call service can interplay without any friction. VISTA - Computer Vision Innovations for Safe Traffic Funded by IPA IIIc HR Component. The action aims to unlock and strengthen the technology transfer and commercialization capacities at two partner HEIs in the field of computer vision applications for automotive industry sector in Croatia. The main objective is successful and effective transfer of academic innovations in this field towards the associated organisations from the industry. The action includes selected research and networking activities that together aim at boosting the interaction between the academia and the industry, in concordance with the objectives and priorities of the call for proposals Priority area: integration of the vehicle into the transport infrastructure Summary of finalised activities There are no activities to be mentioned Summary of on-going activities Towards Autonomic Road Transport Support Systems (COST Action TU1102) Co-funded by the European Commission The aim of this Action is to unite and align groups across Europe from computer science, engineering and transport studies into a world leading research community that will develop new ways of designing Road Transportation Support (RTS) systems based on the ideas of autonomic systems. If used as a platform on which to implement leading edge RTS technologies, such systems have the potential to deliver savings in the cost of system configuration, maintenance, and infrastructure, while potentially improving network efficiency and reducing the chances of human error. Using an autonomic approach to RTS is a novel and very ambitious idea requiring interdisciplinary community building, hence the need for COST, and a European dimension. This Action will bring together disparate strands of research into an integrated discipline, putting Europe at the leading edge of autonomic transportation Deliverable D3.1.8: Report on ITS deployment in Croatia 21

23 system development. Additionally it will have the wider benefit of producing a transformative change within the field of autonomic systems itself that will translate to other application areas such as energy management. Intelligent Cooperative Sensing for improved traffic Efficiency ISCI Funded by the European Commission. The goal of the project is to define a new architecture to enable cooperative sensing in Intelligent Transportation Systems and to develop a reference end-to-end implementation. The project results will enable advanced traffic and travel management strategies, based on reliable and real-time input data. The effectiveness of such new strategies, together with the proposed system, will be assessed in two field trials. The main objectives are: 1) Design of a new architecture for M2M communication and local intelligence implementation in an ITS; 2) Development of a reference implementation of the data distribution layer; 3) Development of a new class of road sensors with pervasive communication capabilities; 4) Adaptation of V2X and backhauling communication technologies to the proposed architecture; 5) Definition of novel traffic and travel management strategies leveraging the proposed solution. In ICSI, the pervasive sensing approach will allow network managers to monitor road traffic conditions in real time and ubiquitously. In this context it is important to note the difference between traditional ITS technologies and cooperative ITS systems. While in the first case, only the sensors in the infrastructure can collect data on the state of traffic, the vehicle collaborative technologies become an important additional source of dynamic traffic information from the information exchanged and detected using V2V and V2I. The European Union recognizes the need to encourage research efforts to join forces to enable implantation of cooperative systems in member states in the near future Priority area: data security and protection, and liability issues Summary of finalised activities Legal regulations in area of information and data security Funded by the Republic of Croatia. Legal regulations of the Republic of Croatia in area of information and data security are developed within the process of Croatia's accession to EU. Under these laws is uniquely defined the term data as a foundation and starting point that defines the information security Deliverable D3.1.8: Report on ITS deployment in Croatia 22

24 measures and standards. The most important limiting factors in the systematic implementation of information security measures and standards are financial and human resources. Meeting the prescribed information security measures and standards for the handling of classified information that has high classification requires a considerable amount of financial resources. Also, there is a great emphasis on staff that that would carry out its functions under such ITS, because it is also complex and time-consuming to implement security checking process which creates additional financial costs and may cause a time gap between planning and human involvement in implementation (lack of access to classified resources without undergoing safety testing and certification of personnel). Subsequently it can be concluded that the hypothesis "security costs" in most cases is a correct statement. The Project was finalised Summary of on-going activities There are no activities to be mentioned Priority area: European ITS cooperation and coordination Summary of finalised activities There are no activities to be mentioned Summary of ongoing activities There are no activities to be mentioned. Deliverable D3.1.8: Report on ITS deployment in Croatia 23

25 4. CONCLUSIONS For the countries like Croatia, it is essential to have support from the EU funds in order to modernize traffic and freight management ITS services on European transport corridors and keep up with the ITS development. EU supported actions that would enable interoperability by means of standards to achieve EU scale, as well as internal market together with funding of research and innovation would be the most appropriate way forward. Latest progress in construction and modernization of highways and other infrastructure put the Republic of Croatia on the very top in the region considering the transport management system installed at highways and freeways. Modern transport-related information technology implemented to all Croatian highways enables a continuous progress towards integration of transport infrastructure management. This can be considered as an important step in achieving harmonised transport management in the region. The current aggravating state of economic crisis is significantly affecting the possibility of future investment, especially from public sources. The use of EU funds is, therefore, the only plausible solution. Deliverable D3.1.8: Report on ITS deployment in Croatia 24

26 5. CONTACTS RELATED TO ITS Ministry of Maritime Affairs, Transport and Infrastructure ( The Ministry of Maritime Affairs, Transport and Infrastructure deals with administrative and other tasks related to the transport: The organization of strategic infrastructure projects and investment programs of special importance for the Republic of Croatia; Strategy for development of all forms of transport; Development of technical terms and conditions of use of facilities, technical equipment and installation of telecommunications and radio communications; International coordination of the use of radio frequencies, the use of radio frequencies; Control over business concessions for domestic and international marine, boating, road, rail, air, postal and telecommunications and river transport; Navigational safety at sea, internal and international road traffic and road operations except from the scope of the Ministry of Interior, railway safety, safety of air navigation, safety of navigation on inland waterways, telecommunications and mail, internal and international postal and telecommunications traffic and monitoring of radio frequencies; The Ministry is also responsible for the maintenance of records and statistics concerning sea, transport and infrastructure, the information system and for the education and training of the Ministry s officers The Ministry of Regional Development and EU Funds ( The Ministry is in charge of the administrative and other issues related to: Planning and implementing the regional development policy and the establishment of an integrated system for planning, programming, management and financing of regional development Coordination between the participants and coordinating the activities of planning, programming, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the annual and perennial regional development programmes and projects aimed at developing counties and the wider regions, encouraging development of areas lagging behind the national average, improving cross-border, interregional and trans-national cooperation, as well as the preparation of priorities and annual and perennial strategic and operational documents for the use of EU funds and other international sources of funding for regional development initiatives Coordination and management of interdepartmental working groups concerning the regional development and coordination of all activities for harmonization with EU in the field of regional policy and structural instruments management Coordination of activities necessary to ensure effective coordination with the units of local/ regional self-government and with other stakeholders in drafting, organization and implementation of regional development programmes and projects Deliverable D3.1.8: Report on ITS deployment in Croatia 25

27 Preparation of strategic documents regulating the national development objectives, setting up the priorities for the use of financial resources from EU funds and monitoring the implementation of measures and activities set out in such strategic documents; coordinating activities related to management of the EU programmes which are available for Croatia, cooperation with EU institutions, bodies and member states within jurisdiction scope of the Ministry Administrative and other affairs related to participation in the work of the Bodies of the European Union in the light of issues which fall under the jurisdiction of this Ministry. ITS Croatia ( The ITS Croatia association was founded on October with the aim of promoting and achieving harmonized development of Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) in Republic of Croatia. By joining ITS Croatia, individuals, companies, institutions and other interested parties will be able to act more efficiently in promoting ITS solutions through the realization of synergy at the national and international levels. The main objectives of association are: Stimulation and promotion of cooperation among members in the development of the national architecture of intelligent transport systems; Support to harmonized development of intelligent transport systems in Croatia; Formation of public scientific and professional opinion about intelligent transport systems; Cooperation with ITS associations in Europe and in the world. The core activities of association are: Cooperation with academic and scientific institutions, chambers, companies, government administration bodies, and other legal entities and individuals who can contribute to the achievement of the Association's objectives; Publishing or co-publishing regular or occasional scientific, technical and informative publications in the field of intelligent transport systems; Organization or co-organization of scientific and technical symposia, conferences, courses, lectures, round tables and seminars in the field of intelligent transport systems; Regular and occasional notification of the members about the ITS Croatia activities, members' achievements and events in the field of intelligent transport systems; Notification of the public about the development of intelligent transport systems and the cooperation with the electronic and press media; Work on scientific and technical projects; Participation in the establishment and keeping up of public-private partnerships; Cooperation with related organizations and associations in Croatia; Cooperation with international organizations and associations. The Croatian Association of Toll Motorways Concessionaires ( The Croatian Association of Toll Motorways Concessionaires (HUKA) is a civil, no-profit, transport-sector organization. It was founded to protect and promote the interests of its Deliverable D3.1.8: Report on ITS deployment in Croatia 26

28 members, namely the companies that operate motorways in the Republic of Croatia based on concession granted to them either for construction, operation and maintenance of motorways, or for operation and maintenance of motorways only. HUKAs activities are financed through annual membership fee it gets from its members. HUKA strives to improve cooperation among its members through exchange of experience and information, and through discussion of issues individual members are confronted with, which can easier be solved through joint action. The association cooperates with domestic and international bodies and organizations dealing with issues that are of significance to concession motorways. HUKA members currently operate the semi-motorway and motorway network of total length of 1.250,7 km. Croatian Motorways, LTD ( The core activities of HAC are: designing and obtaining the location, construction and operating permits for motorways purchase of land and facilities, award of the construction of motorways and tolled structures organisation of expert supervision and control of construction routine and periodic maintenance of motorways and structures, protection of motorways ensuring the removal of damaged and abandoned vehicles, patrol informing the public of traffic conditions on motorways preparation for granting the concession making decision on the use of road land and performing roadside services organisation of toll system arrangements for financing of works and maintenance of motorways other activities related to managing and operation of motorways Faculty of Traffic and Transport Sciences ( The Faculty of Traffic and Transport Sciences, University of Zagreb, is a leading research institution in the field of transport and traffic technology in the Republic of Croatia. The Faculty has been continuously involved in various international and domestic projects regarding implementation of transport solutions and technology transfer. The Department of Intelligent Transport Systems consists of 12 teachers who participate in courses from undergraduate to doctoral and specialist doctoral studies. The ITS Department s main areas of research include ITS architectures, technologies, services and various tools for advanced traffic and transportation management. The ITS Department has expertise in the areas of Analysis and modelling of traffic systems, Road telematics, Intelligent transport systems, Telematics interfaces, Telematics in transport vehicles etc. Deliverable D3.1.8: Report on ITS deployment in Croatia 27

29 6. ANNEX I DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT ITS IMPLEMENTATION STATUS COUNTRY: CROATIA PRIORITY AREA: OPTIMAL USE OF ROAD, TRAFFIC AND TRAVEL DATA Activity/project name: CIVITAS ELAN - Public transport priority and traveller information Description: The CIVITAS-ELAN Project is the result of an intensive cooperation and exchange process during which the cities of Ljubljana, Gent, Zagreb, Brno, and Porto agreed to respond in a pro-active way to the substantial mobility challenges in European cities. Project partners developed a highly integrated work plan with several common measures and a range of other cooperation and exchange arrangements. The starting point for the CIVITAS-ELAN project was to put citizens first. In responding to citizens needs, 68 measures are implemented within eight CIVITAS ELAN policy fields: Main objectives: 1. Alternative fuels and clean vehicles (15 measures) 2. Collective transport and intermodal integration (10 measures) 3. Demand management (5 measures) 4. Influencing travel behaviour (14 measures) 5. Safety, security, and health (8 measures) 6. Innovative mobility services (4 measures) 7. Energy efficient freight logistics (4 measures) 8. Transport telematics (8 measures) 8.2-ZAG Public transport priority and traveller information was one of main measure in Transport telematics field, Zagreb. Main objectives are: 1. To increase average speed of public transport vehicles, notably during rush hours; 2. To reach improved mobility for public transport vehicles by giving them traffic light priority at intersections 3. Integrated LED information display panels by tram information (arrival time, delay etc.) 4. LED displays at numerous points within the city, giving information on the availability of spaces in public parking garages. 5. To reach improved mobility for all vehicles in city by creating a system of coordinated traffic lights and intelligent crossings and displaying information on available places in public parking garages. Deliverable D3.1.8: Report on ITS deployment in Croatia 28

30 Duration: Financing The European Union and National Founds sources: Stakeholders involved/roles: City of Zagreb, Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences Technology used: Traffic counting, video surveillance and remote control of route flow, regulation of illumination etc. Status and Finalised; main results: Main results: 1 improvement in tram performance average tram operation time decreased by 6.46%; the cumulative running time of a tram decreased by 7.3%; tram operating speed increased by 6.9%; the cumulative intersection delay for trams in the whole Savska Street decreased by 17.84% and the intersection delay for trams on Deželićeva intersection was reduced by 84%. This improved flow resulted in a decrease of the average number of vehicles on all intersections in Savska Street by 1.86%. Hence, all quantifiable targets were exceeded with one exception: decrease of number of vehicles by 3% was only partially achieved. 2 LED information display panels 40 LED information display panels were installed in the corridor. Deliverable D3.1.8: Report on ITS deployment in Croatia 29

31 3 The share of very satisfied users, by the sub-criterion Are you satisfied with the availability of information on PT stops, is increased from 6.25% in 2009 to 11.44% in The number of very satisfied users, by the sub-criterion Are you satisfied with the availability of information about incidents in PT, clearly indicates the positive change (their share is increased from mere 2.67% in 2009 to almost 11% in 2011). 5 The percentage of very satisfied users with the accuracy of PT vehicles is more than double with the share of 15.21% in Activity/project name: Croatian traffic & weather information service (Mobile application) Description: Croatia Traffic & Weather application through several user module provides information on the current weather and temperature, pressure and humidity, wind speed, etc. Meteorological Bureau source for forecasts. Among other basic information, there are modules for viewing exchange rates, important phone numbers, a module for calculating tolls, a module for parking or garage (showing vacancies), etc. Croatia Traffic & Weather contains the so-called points of interest (more than 3000) and locations such as gas stations, banks, markets, etc. The reports provide an overview of other users' radar, police control, accidents and other events on Deliverable D3.1.8: Report on ITS deployment in Croatia 30

32 the road. When everyone went to sea, Croatia Traffic and Weather will point to possible congestion on the road. LANGUAGES: English, Croatian, Italian, German, Russian Main objectives: Accurate and reliable travel advisor - FREE in app messaging - LIVE Traffic cameras (HAK) - LIVE parking and garage places availability (ELMAS) - More than 3000 points of interest updated on daily basis (ATMs, restaurants, bars, airport locations, hospitals etc.) - LIVE user traffic reports Duration: Financing sources: Private Stakeholders appscroatia involved/roles: HAK (Croatian Car Club) Technology used: Status and main results: Finalised; Main results: Commercial version (Version 3.7) Activity/project name: Standardization of transport data collection and analysis Description: Main objectives: The project idea was initiated by the current problem of an unsatisfactory quality of data in the field of transport in Republic of Croatia. This statistical area is considered a priority by the Central Bureau of Statistics and the Eurostat for all strategic transport infrastructure projects and economic development. The quality of the present data is consistent with the methodology or meaningful data in the EU member states. Blindness, relativity and inconsistency of national data on transport is now a fundamental barrier to the future development of transport in Republic of Croatia. This is particularly the obstacles in financing from the Structural Funds and the Cohesion Fund when Republic of Croatia becomes an EU member. Intelligent transportation system is specially assigned for analysis and implementation. Establish a reliable and standardized system of transport data Deliverable D3.1.8: Report on ITS deployment in Croatia 31

33 collection and analysis Duration: Financing sources: Republic of Croatia University pf Zagreb Stakeholders involved/roles: University of Zagreb Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences Central Bureau of Statistics Technology used: Status and main On-going results: Activity/project name: SPECTRA City of Rijeka: Integrated Urban Traffic Information System Description: SPECTRA City of Rijeka is an umbrella urban traffic information system which integrates all relevant traffic information, allowing the exchange of traffic parameters collected from a variety of specialized transport systems, their central processing for traffic experts and providing highquality traffic information to all road users. It is possible to combine function modules according to specific customer requirements and build in stages traffic lights crossing. Spectra is an advanced system for graphical representation of actual traffic conditions in real time. Main objectives: The system facilitates the work of operators in the transport centre. It is based on the use of the Internet or mobile phone in real time. The system provides all the necessary information about the traffic to each participant, such as traffic congestion, free parking, road works etc. Duration: Financing City of Rijeka sources: Stakeholders City of Rijeka involved/roles Rijeka Promet d.o.o. : Autotrolej, Rijeka Deliverable D3.1.8: Report on ITS deployment in Croatia 32

34 Technology used: Status and main results: Finalised Main results: Real-time (7/24) information availability of: Roads traffic load conditions, Incidents - congestion, delays, accidents, Garages and parking lots availability, Video cameras to monitor traffic, Weather conditions, Other service Information. PRIORITY AREA: CONTINUITY OF TRAFFIC AND FREIGHT MANAGEMENT ITS SERVICES ON EUROPEAN TRANSPORT CORRIDORS AND IN CONURBATIONS Activity/project name: Croatian Highways Control and Information Systems Description: Main objectives: The tunnels on freeways in Croatia were equipped with SOS niches, adequate LED Variable signalization, measurement devices, video surveillance inside the tunnel and on tunnel approaches, automatic incident detection and traffic counting and classifying equipment. The main tunnel control centres are equipped with topxview Complete ITS Platform software. The main control centres contain one large video wall that enables fast overview of traffic situation in tunnels. The control centres implement full topxviewtm functionality including safety procedures according to scenarios allowed by Croatian Highways. Selected projects Tunnel Mala Kapela first long tunnel with complete implementation of automated safety and other procedures and algorithms Tunnel Brinjeawarded the safest tunnel in Europe by EuroTAP (European Tunnel Assessment Programme) in 2007, Tunnel Veliki Gložac judged equal best tunnel in Europe by EuroTAP (European Tunnel Assessment Programme) in Implementation of National Level Traffic Counting System providing real time all around country traffic density information to selected group of diverse users. The following surveillance, control and traffic management systems is installed alongside the highway: 1. Video Surveillance Systems Emergency Roadside Telephone System Traffic Signalling System Data Transmission System Over-Height Vehicle Detection System Automatic Vehicle Counter / Classifying Systems Weigh in Motion Overloaded Vehicle Detection Systems Road Weather Information Systems Deliverable D3.1.8: Report on ITS deployment in Croatia 33

35 The following systems are usually installed in tunnels over few hundred meters long: 1. Electric Power Supply, Power Distribution and Back-Up Power Systems 2. Ventilation Systems 3. Lighting Systems 4. Air Quality Control Systems 5. Fire Detection and Fire Alarm Systems 6. Video Surveillance and Automatic Incident Detection Systems. 7. Traffic Control and Management Systems, including variable signalization and traffic detection/counting 8. Emergency Telephone System 9. Water Supply and Automatic Sprinkling Systems 10. Public Announcement (PA) Systems 11. Rebroadcasting Systems for radio and cellular services 12. Data Communication Network Duration: Financing Croatian Motorways, Ltd sources: Deliverable D3.1.8: Report on ITS deployment in Croatia 34

36 Stakeholders involved/roles : Croatian Motorways, Ltd Telegra Ltd. Dalekovod Ltd Deliverable D3.1.8: Report on ITS deployment in Croatia 35

37 Technology used: Status and main results: Traffic Control and Management Systems, including variable signalization and traffic detection/counting topxview - Complete ITS software platform Video Surveillance and Automatic Incident Detection Systems Fire Detection and Fire Alarm Systems Automatic Vehicle Counter / Classifying Systems Data Communication Network Road Weather Information Systems Finalisied Main results: 1. A6 HIGHWAY, RIJEKA - ZAGREB (ARZ), SECTION KIKOVICA - OŠTROVICA - VRATA DELNICE KUPJAK - STARA SUŠICA 2. A4 HIGHWAY, SECTION IVANJA REKA GORIČAN 3. A1 HIGHWAY, TUNNEL MALA KAPELA 4. A1 HIGHWAY, TUNNEL SVETI ROK 5. A5 HIGHWAY, SECTION ĐAKOVO SREDANCI 6. A3 HIGHWAY, SECTION BREGANA - ZAGREB LIPOVAC 7. A1 HIGHWAY, SECTION DUGOPOLJE - BISKO ŠESTANOVAC 8. A2 HIGHWAY, SECTION ZAGREB MACELJ 9. A3 HIGHWAY, SECTION IVANJA REKA - VELIKA KOPANICA Deliverable D3.1.8: Report on ITS deployment in Croatia 36

38 10. A1 HIGHWAY, SECTION TUNEL MALA KAPELA - LIČKI OSIK Deliverable D3.1.8: Report on ITS deployment in Croatia 37

39 Activity/project name: Croatian Electronic Toll Collection Systems (ENC) Description: Main objectives: Major operator of highway in Croatia is HAC. HAC is the leading company in Croatia when it comes to novel implementation of HETC (Highway ETC). Bilateral interoperability agreement for RFID payment media is signed between ARZ and HAC. The rest of operators are still to join the initiative. Regardless of the fact that both operators are using DSRC microwave at 5.8 GHz OBU, as standardized by the Comité Européen de Normalisation the interoperability is not guaranteed since the application level is different. Taking into account specific situation in Croatia, mixed toll collection system is used. There are four operators of tolled roads in Croatia: Hrvatske autoceste d.o.o. (HAC), Autocesta Rijeka-Zagreb d.o.o. (ARZ), Autocesta Zagreb-Macelj d.d. (AZM) and Bina-Istra, d.d. (BI). HTCS (Highway toll collection system) is different for each operator. In HAC and ARZ HETC system the application level is realized in TIS and PISTA standards. Both standards are supported in European CESARE/CARDME/PISTA standardization procedure since they are already widely use by numerous European highway operators. Data structure at the application level in different standards is not unified. Every operator can read data that other operator created, on the physical level, but it does not understand it. Interoperability is reached by signed interoperability agreements in which operators exchange data structure and data meaning. Each operator reads data on the physical level. If the data is in other operator format it is translated from the external data structure and data meaning to internal data structure and data meaning according to the interoperability Agreement. Currently, ARZ and HAC have defined set of business rules to support roaming of the ETC users. User is allowed to go if it is found on the common authorized users list. The absence of national standards with the development and implementation of toll collection systems resulted in the fact that the builtin systems with the concessionaries in the Republic of Croatia are not compatible enough. In order to increase efficiency and secure total interoperability of built-in toll collection systems, it is necessary to establish within the local, regional, and European frames, a national coordination body in order to enable achieving necessary technical and organizational structure necessary for future information connected with foreign concessionaries. Duration: Financing Own Concessioners Fund sources: Stakeholders HAC involved/roles: ARZ Technology DSRC microwave at 5.8 GHz OBU used: Status and Finalised main results: Main results: In the 2006 HAC Ltd and ARZ Ltd introduced Electronic Toll Collection System for passenger vehicles. From the 2007 HAC Ltd introduced Electronic Toll Collection System for trucks (3. and 4. vehicle category). Deliverable D3.1.8: Report on ITS deployment in Croatia 38

40 In 2010 BINA Istra Ltd has introduced the possibility of paying via Electronic Toll Collection System, also. All three systems are interoperable. Activity/project name: Main operative and communication Centre in Republic of Croatia Description : Many systems of traffic management by sectors highways were built during the building highway in the Republic of Croatia. For a long time there is a need for integrated multi-level governance. This project proposes the Main operative and communication Centre at the national level. Main objectives: The objectives of Main operative and communication Centre (MOCC) in Republic of Croatia is: The collection, processing, analysis and storage of data relevant to the process of road traffic on the national level; The exchange of information relevant to the process of road traffic on the interstate level; Centre services which directly or indirectly affect the process of road transport at the national level; Database, processing and exchanging data with ITS services at the national Deliverable D3.1.8: Report on ITS deployment in Croatia 39

41 level. Database, processing and exchanging data with ITS services at international level Main operative and communication Centre has to be a service to all users of highways and state roads in Croatia, and its work is organized at the national level. Duration: Financing Croatian Motorways, Ltd (HAC) sources: Stakeholde Ministry of Maritime Affairs, Transport and Infrastructure Republic of Croatia rs Croatian Motorways, Ltd involved/ro les: Technology used: Status and On-going main results: Deliverable D3.1.8: Report on ITS deployment in Croatia 40

42 PRIORITY AREA: ROAD SAFETY AND SECURITY Activity/project name: Harmonised ecall European pilots project (HeERO) Description: HeERO is an international pilot project preparing the general roll-out of the EU-wide seamless ecall service. In running national and cross-border pilot projects, HeERO will prove that ecall is operational and ready for becoming a reality for all European citizens. HeERO's consortium includes 8 EU Member States (Czech Republic, Finland, Germany, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Romania and Sweden) and Croatia. In cooperation with Croatia, Finland and Romania, the Russian Federation will demonstrate in cross-border trials that ecall and its ERA-GLONASS emergency call service can interplay without any friction. Main objectives: The overall objective of HeERO is to prepare the deployment in Europe of the necessary infrastructure for making the pan-european in-vehicle emergency call service "ecall" a reality. ecall is based on the single European Emergency number 112, and will work seamlessly across the EU and beyond. Duration: January December Financing sources: The European Union will provide 5 million Euro to the project's overall budget of 10 million Euro. Stakeholders involved/roles The HeERO pilot includes national and international pilot projects involving, : Croatia, the Czech Republic, Finland, Germany, Greece, Italy, The Netherlands, Romania and Sweden. The project also includes crossborder testing activities with the Russian ERA-GLONASS system. More than 100 ecall equipped vehicles will travel within the different participating EU Member and other States as well as crossborder. Other Member States and interested parties are welcome to follow HeERO's activities. HeERO will work in close liaison with the European ecall Implementation Platform (EeIP), which is also open for new participants. Technology used: ecall is an emergency call triggered either manually by vehicle occupants or automatically as soon as sensors embedded in the vehicle detect the impact of a serious accident. When activated, ecall establishes a voice connection with the relevant PSAP (Public Safety Answering Point). The PSAP is a public or private emergency call centre operating under public delegation. Using the voice line, a Minimum Set of Data (MSD) is sent to the PSAP operator. The most important single data in the set is the accurate geo-location of the accident scene. Knowing the coordinates of the crash site enables the rescue services to arrive much faster there and to treat the victims much more quickly. Time saved thus translates into lives saved and less severe injuries. The pilot will start with a state analysis of the ecall value chain to system implementation requirements and necessary infrastructure upgrades will be on the in-vehicle system interface, the telecommunication infrastructure Deliverable D3.1.8: Report on ITS deployment in Croatia 41

43 Status and main results: (specifically 112/E112 related parts) and the PSAP equipment. Based on the results of this analysis, implementation plan will be prepared for each participating country to guide implementation and testing. Similarly training manuals and emergency procedures will be prepared for the handling of ecals. The pilots trials will be run under real-life conditions and aim at testing the implemented components. The goal is to assess all systems required for the end-to-end operation of the pan-european ecall. Tests results will be evaluated and deployment enablers/barriers identified. These overall results of the pilot will be included in the final recommendations for ecall deployment in Europe and made available to interested third parties. Ongoing; Main results: HeERO will deliver a set of ecall implementation recommendations, best practices and guidelines to be used by participating countries for their national development of the ecall service. These documents will be made available to all European countries interested in ecall implementation. The goal is to have the infrastructure prepared and ready for use, and all involved organizations to know what to do and how to do it, when vehicles will be equipped with EU-wide ecall functionality. Therefore the most important impact in Europe is the deployment of a sustainable and seamless ecall service across all countries. This will lead to increased road safety as ecall is one of the most promising road safety systems, such as safety belts, Antilock-Braking Systems (ABS) or Electronic Stability Control (ESC) in the past. HeERO will implement, test and assess ecall standards defined and approved by the European Standardisation Organization namely ETSI MSG and CEN TC 278 WG 15. Deliverable D3.1.8: Report on ITS deployment in Croatia 42

44 Activity/project name: Development methodology of integrated adaptive transportlogistic systems Description: Efficient and effective development of integrated intelligent transport-logistics systems (ITLS) require coupling of different domains of knowledge, methods and tools which can operate with smart ITLS structures and processes in real-time. The main problem in end-to-end transport service and transport chains realisation is on the interface between separated and different physical, logical and organisation systems i.e. when the transport modes or the network operator is changed. Classical analytical and numerical methods of "hard" optimization are not suitable for transport-logistics problem with real-time data collecting. Main objectives: Methodological experiences from development of air traffic control, traffic and travel management, emergency management, demonstrate need for upgrading methodological approach and tools for intelligent adaptive transport-logistics networks development. Basic change is shift away from fragmented and static observing to higher levels of cooperation and service coordination with elimination of mode changing barriers., change of operators, crossboarders etc. In the first phase of the ITS development the focus is on the ITS technology development and preliminary architecture design focused on road traffic and transport but in the future it is necessary to generate ITS knowledge and adapted methods oriented to end user service, safety and security. New concept of Incident Management System for Road Tunnels is proposed. The system was tested in real environment. Duration: Financing sources: Ministry of Science, Education and Sport Republic of Croatia Stakeholders involved/roles: Technology used: Status and main results: Ministry of Science, Education and Sport Republic of Croatia Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences Croatian Road Industry Finalised; Main results: 1. Ontology approach for ITS application 2. The use of modern mobile telecom technologies such as Cell Broadcast system messaging in ITS application. 3. New concept of Incident Management System for Road Tunnels Deliverable D3.1.8: Report on ITS deployment in Croatia 43

45 Activity/project name: VISTA - Computer Vision Innovations for Safe Traffic Description: The action aims to unlock and strengthen the technology transfer and commercialization capacities at two partner HEIs in the field of computer vision applications for automotive industry sector in Croatia. The main objective is successful and effective transfer of academic innovations in this field towards the associated organisations from the industry. The action includes selected research and networking activities that together aim at boosting the interaction between the academia and the industry, in concordance with the objectives and priorities of the call for proposals. Main objectives: Overall objectives: 1. Strengthening of technology transfer and commercialization capacities of partner HEIs. 2. Transfer of existing computer vision applications from HEIs to SMEs in the automotive industry sector. 3. Developing new traffic- and transport-related computer vision applications with commercial potential in collaboration with SMEs in the automotive industry sector. Specific objectives: 1. Conducting specific R&D activities towards commercialization of specific innovative computer vision applications. 2. Networking of HEIs and SMEs in Croatian automotive industry sector to improve the SME access to high-tech knowledge, stimulate the commercialization of existing innovations developed at HEIs, and foster the conception of future joint R&D projects Deliverable D3.1.8: Report on ITS deployment in Croatia 44

46 Duration: Financing IPA HR Component IIIc sources: Stakeholde University of Zagreb Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing rs University of Zagreb Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences involved/rol Croatian Automotive Industry es: Technology used: Status and main results: On-going Main results: Driver assistance systems for: surroundview parking visualization, traffic sign detection and recognition, lane detection and recognition, lane departure and collision warning, automatic headlight detection, detection of road-side vegetation for traffic infrastructure maintenance, driver mental state recognition. PRIORITY AREA: INTEGRATION OF THE VEHICLE INTO THE TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE Activity/project name: Towards Autonomic Road Transport Support Systems (COST Action TU1102) Description: A current, well recognised societal problem is the frequent failure of road transportation networks, resulting from traffic incidents, system overloading and lack of optimised support systems. The aim of this Action is to unite and align groups across Europe from Deliverable D3.1.8: Report on ITS deployment in Croatia 45

47 Main objectives: computer science, engineering and transport studies into a world leading research community that will develop new ways of designing Road Transportation Support (RTS) systems based on the ideas of autonomic systems. If used as a platform on which to implement leading edge RTS technologies, such systems have the potential to deliver savings in the cost of system configuration, maintenance, and infrastructure, while potentially improving network efficiency and reducing the chances of human error. Using an autonomic approach to RTS is a novel and very ambitious idea requiring interdisciplinary community building, hence the need for COST, and a European dimension. This Action will bring together disparate strands of research into an integrated discipline, putting Europe at the leading edge of autonomic transportation system development. Additionally it will have the wider benefit of producing a transformative change within the field of autonomic systems itself that will translate to other application areas such as energy management. This Action is unique in that it does not aim to advance the state of the art of RTS technologies, but in the engineering of the technologies themselves using autonomic principles. In this it will not duplicate results from current or ongoing projects, but it will draw on them. This includes road transport research and development programmes at national, European and global level, such as the EU projects EasyWay, E-FRAME, EMOTION, COOPERS and the EU NoE NEARCTIS. Likewise, it will utilise results from EU projects in advanced ICT, and major collaborative efforts such as in Organic Computing and Organic Traffic Control (DFG Special Priority Programme Organic Traffic Control project: It will complement and interact with other existing European and National networks and Groups. For instance, it will complement the imminent ERA-NET road II programme Mobility: Getting the most out of Intelligent Infrastructure. This activity will inform the Action s members of the challenges faced by National Road Administrations in embracing new techniques to get the most out of the existing road network. While this programme is aimed at improving the implementation of intelligent infrastructure technologies in a relatively evolutionary and short term way, this Action s aims are longer term and more revolutionary in nature. 1.assemble and integrate a critical mass of expertise and researchers from academia (transport studies, computer science and engineering) and stakeholders (manufacturers, consultants, suppliers, and transport authorities) with at least 50 members by the end of the Action, forming a research infrastructure within Europe on which to base collaborative research proposals and future research programmes in ARTS, and supported by sustainable community platforms such as workshop series, mail lists, professional network tools, and web sites; 2.identify and classify the specific role of autonomic systems within current applications and research areas within transportation systems, connecting up relevant industry and university research Deliverable D3.1.8: Report on ITS deployment in Croatia 46

48 across Europe, and to disseminate to industry and user communities the impact and potential benefit of ARTS; 3.coordinate research and development in determining an understanding of the technical, legal and institutional challenges to be overcome before the full benefits of ARTS can be achieved, and forming the framework from which these problems will be solved; 4.produce a detailed assessment and quantification of the potential benefits of ARTS systems, especially related to its potential for lessening the environmental impact of road traffic while maximising the sustainable aspects of support systems. Duration: Financing sources: HR COST Stakeholders involved/roles: Technology used: Status and main results: R&D Institutes, Academia, Traffic technology consultants, Manufacturers, Service providers and suppliers, The end users include transport control centre and facilities operators, with regional traffic control managers and national and EU traffic legislators Embedded software support systems such as those in transportation are now so complex that the need for a step change in the way they are engineered is apparent. In addition to aiming for conventional properties such as dependability, future systems need to be embedded with self-managing properties. Technologies and research expertise exists to underpin this step change, but are distributed throughout several disciplines. Launching the network will immediately bring attention to this issue through these disciplines, and forge a new community with the capability to meet this challenge. On-going Main results The expected, tangible outcomes of the Action will be a sound foundation for ARTS technical infrastructure (common vocabularies, subject area classifications, shared technical platforms, new advanced algorithms, benchmarks etc) which will be produced through network activities such as workshops and short term scientific missions. Thus, the Action is initially aimed at scientific and technological advances, but these are seen as key to the delivery of satisfying economic and societal needs in the future. Activity/project name: Intelligent Cooperative Sensing for improved traffic Efficiency - ISCI Description: The architecture of the ICT infrastructure for supporting Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) is purely hierarchical, with sensed data flowing from the leaves (i.e., road-side or vehicle installed sensors) to the root (i.e., the traffic management centre). The current approach does not scale adequately with the inclusion of a significant number of new elements, is not flexible in supporting an incremental growth or changes of the ITS, and exhibits latency and security issues. In ICSI we tackle all these issues by proposing a new architecture where the intelligence for sensing and actuation is distributed over some of the elements, called Deliverable D3.1.8: Report on ITS deployment in Croatia 47

49 gateways, which host a software platform for running ITS applications, using the local storage and computation capabilities available. Communication with the remote centre happens only for the transmission of aggregated data for long-term operations, e.g., data mining, software upgrades, and logging. The approach proposed in ICSI enables scientific and technological innovations: advanced sensing algorithms will be defined, which make use of real-time availability of data; efficient distribution of context-rich data lays the foundations for novel traffic and travel management strategies. Both directions will be studied in the project. However, research challenges are associated at all levels to the realization of the system, especially for the communication among sensors, gateways, and vehicles, which are fully addressed in the project activities. Prototypes of sensors, road-side units, and communication units suitable for the cooperative operation envisaged in ICSI will be developed and integrated into an end-to-end demonstrator, which will be used in on-field experiments for the use cases of smart urban traffic management and accident recovery in highway. Main objectives: The goal of the project is to define a new architecture to enable cooperative sensing in intelligent transportation systems and to develop a reference end-to-end implementation. The project results will enable advanced traffic and travel management strategies, based on reliable and real-time input data. The effectiveness of such new strategies, together with the proposed system, will be assessed in two field trials. The main objectives are: 1. Design of a new architecture for M2M communication and local intelligence implementation in an ITS 2. Development of a reference implementation of the data distribution layer 3. Development of a new class of road sensors with pervasive communication capabilities 4. Adaptation of V2X and backhauling communication technologies to the Deliverable D3.1.8: Report on ITS deployment in Croatia 48